{"id":1473,"date":"2016-05-06T16:01:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T16:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1473"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:42:28","slug":"outcome-identifying-minerals","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geo\/chapter\/outcome-identifying-minerals\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Identifying Minerals","rendered":"Outcome: Identifying Minerals"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Identify and classify common rock forming minerals.<\/h2>\r\nThe solid earth is made of rocks, which are made of minerals. To understand rocks you need to become familiar with minerals and how they are identified. This outcome\u00a0gives you the background needed to understand the terms used in identifying minerals.\r\n\r\nThis section will introduce you to minerals. You will learn the various techniques used by geologists to identify and classify minerals.\r\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify minerals based on their physical characteristics.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sort minerals into the correct mineral class.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Learning Activities<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Reading: Physical Characteristics of Minerals<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Reading: Classifying Minerals<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Self Check: Identifying Minerals<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>Identify and classify common rock forming minerals.<\/h2>\n<p>The solid earth is made of rocks, which are made of minerals. To understand rocks you need to become familiar with minerals and how they are identified. This outcome\u00a0gives you the background needed to understand the terms used in identifying minerals.<\/p>\n<p>This section will introduce you to minerals. You will learn the various techniques used by geologists to identify and classify minerals.<\/p>\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn to Do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify minerals based on their physical characteristics.<\/li>\n<li>Sort minerals into the correct mineral class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learning Activities<\/h3>\n<p>The learning activities for this section include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading: Physical Characteristics of Minerals<\/li>\n<li>Reading: Classifying Minerals<\/li>\n<li>Self Check: Identifying Minerals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1473\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li><strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning and SBCTC. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Basics - Minerals. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Ralph L. 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